Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday and enjoyed time with your loved ones…and yes, you landed in the right site…It is a new year, therefore I decided to share a quote that I saw on my personal Facebook which I found it very inspiring…and thought that it would be nice to share it with you. I have no idea who wrote this quote, so I copied exactly how I got it. I hope you enjoyed it.

I had a great time with my family and friends, and it was so nice to take time off from everything from my normal activity, including blogging, so please forgive me for my silence during this couple of weeks.

Oh! One more thing…I don’t think I ever mentioned, I love plants, all kind of plants (edible as well), so my house is filled with it, and lately I started to collect succulents, yes, collect…which my husband teases me saying that I should work in a nursery…I find it very soothing and relaxing “playing” with my plants. I sure spend a lot of time planting, watering, re-potting and making gift items with it. So today I am sharing some of my “babies”…

I hope you enjoy my little “babies” and next week I’ll be back with new recipes…

I love this quote. It’s something we all need to remember, isn’t it? Sounds like you and I are on the same page when it comes to plants. I have them all over my home. I love your terrarium. I have to make one myself and I have the perfect jar for it! Thank you for the lovely idea.

Since I stopped making resolutions years ago, I think your list is the perfect way to start off each New Year. #1 and #4 really resonates with me. #1, I need to follow because I’ve let many past hurts affect who I am today and #4 because I’ve been a victim of it. I never, ever judge people or listen to what people have to say about people because you’re only hearing one side of a story..one person’s opinion. That said..love your babies. I totally agree, gardening or just taking care of house plants is so therapeutic and rewarding! Happy New Year, Juliana!

Hi Juliana, I hope you had a nice Christmas – and I wanted to wish you a happy New Year in 2013. Thanks for sharing the quotes. I don’t have a lot of “items” on my list – maybe other than to stay sane and try to take better care of myself. I hope you are having a wonderful week.

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